The NBA added just one game to its schedule today, as the NFL playoffs are scheduled for tonight. You can make a full entry with the Thunder-Trail Blazers game or add a couple of the squares to an entry with other NFL squares.
Like every NBA PrizePicks article, we’ll give out four player predictions you can use for a four-leg Power Play entry. A two-leg Power Play entry will give you implied odds of -137 for each prediction. A three-leg Power Play entry will give you implied odds of -141. A four-leg NBA PrizePicks Power Play entry will give you implied odds of -128 for each prediction.
Getting -128 on the same prediction is better than -137 or -141. Here are our top NBA PrizePicks player predictions for tonight’s action.
Remember that a Flex play can still win if one pick misses, but you’d get lower payouts.
The NBA added just one game to its schedule today, as the NFL playoffs are scheduled for tonight. You can make a full entry with the Thunder-Trail Blazers game or add a couple of the squares to an entry with other NFL squares.
Like every NBA PrizePicks article, we’ll give out four player predictions you can use for a four-leg Power Play entry. A two-leg Power Play entry will give you implied odds of -137 for each prediction. A three-leg Power Play entry will give you implied odds of -141. A four-leg NBA PrizePicks Power Play entry will give you implied odds of -128 for each prediction.
Getting -128 on the same prediction is better than -137 or -141. Here are our top NBA PrizePicks player predictions for tonight’s action.
Remember that a Flex play can still win if one pick misses, but you’d get lower payouts.
Shaedon Sharpe has scored at least 14 points in just one of his last six games. In addition, he’s scored an average of just 13 points against the Thunder in seven head-to-head matchups, scoring at least 14 points in only two of those seven games.
Sharpe has also shot just 42.6% from the floor over the last 10 games. He’s also averaging 6.2 field goals made per game in the previous 10. Ultimately, Sharpe began the season strong. But recently, he’s fallen off a bit.
He takes on a Thunder defense ranked fourth in the NBA in points allowed to shooting guards. Fade Sharpe here.
Donovan Clingan has scored no more than four points in eight of his last 10 games. His usage rate is only at 16%, and he’s averaged just two made field goals on fewer than four field goal attempts per game over the last 10.
With Deandre Ayton out, Clingan should get more minutes. Yet, he’s still not going to be a leading contributor on offense and has scored just 5.6 points per game this season. After all, he’s scored at least eight in only eight games throughout the entire year.
Furthermore, the Thunder still rank 11th in points allowed to centers, holding them to a low field goal attempted rate. That will stay intact against Clingan.
Jalen Williams has recorded at least 25 points in two straight games. He’s also coming off a 33-point explosion against the Dallas Mavericks a few days ago. Williams has shot at least 50% in four of his last five games. He’s also committing to the three-ball more after taking eight three-pointers against Dallas.
He’ll ultimately face a Portland defense ranked 21st in points allowed to shooting guards. Portland also allows shooting guards 18.55 field goal attempts and has given up 8.17 field goals made per game.
Williams will likely not be the Thunder’s top scorer, but he’s in a good position to score at least 21 points.
The potential MVP of the NBA season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has recorded 85 points in his last two games combined. The Thunder guard will face a Portland defense ranked 19th in the NBA. Portland also ranks 21st in field goal percentage allowed to point guards and has watched point guards drain more than four free throws per game.
Meanwhile, Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged nearly 23 field goals attempted per game over the last 10 games. He’s also hit more than 12 field goals per game in that span.
Additionally, he’s shot 54.1% from the field despite all the volume he’s taken. Gilgeous-Alexander isn’t a heavy three-point shooter, but he’s competent. After all, he took 13 threes over the last two games.
Gilgeous-Alexander is in a position to have another classic game.
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